Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology in Internet of Things
Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences - Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Purpose and Rationale
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
Purpose:
The purpose of the qualification is to capacitate the learners with workplace readiness competencies to further their knowledge and skills in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), with a focus on the Internet of Things (IoT), to enable learners to use ICT as well as IoT technologies in organisations to improve and streamline business processes. Qualifying learners will gain an overall understanding of ICT, and more specifically, a well-grounded understanding of the Internet of Things and how it can add value to organisations. This will provide learners with a competitive advantage for employment and prepare them for further studies in this field. Upon completion of this qualification, qualifying learners should be able to:
- Apply project management techniques to effectively plan and implement an IoT project.
- Apply cloud application development and be able to implement cloud-based applications.
- Apply typical business processes and methodologies to streamline and enhance these processes.
- Analyse IoT data using various techniques as well as relevant software.
- Understand the different programming technologies and techniques used to develop mobile-based applications and develop mobile applications using best practices.
- Apply problem-solving and research techniques to critically analyse a real-world problem and implement an IoT solution to address the problem.
Rationale:
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is characterised by the utilisation of new technologies such as cyber security, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, robotics, 3D printing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced wireless technologies, among others. Unique graduate attributes are required to deliver on these technologies. In preparation for the challenges and opportunities that 4IR has ushered in, the institution will be offering the Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology in Internet of Things (IoT). The qualification has been designed to adequately prepare the qualifying learners to take on the numerous challenges posed by the 4th industrial revolution. Businesses are already exploring how to adopt IoT to add value to their operations, but their employees do not possess the required IoT skills and knowledge. The institution has collaborated with the Tianjin Vocational Institute (TVI) in China in the design of the curriculum for the BICT (IoT). In addition, the Tianjin Vocational Institute (TVI) has funded and equipped Internet of Things labs (Luban Workshops) at the Ritson campus where the qualification will be offered. Qualifying learners will gain an overall understanding of ICT, and more specifically, a well-grounded understanding of the Internet of Things and how it can add value to organisations, providing them with a competitive advantage for employment and further studies. The qualification will cover key aspects of IoT by combining the study of Information and Communications Technology, Electronics, Wireless Communication Networks, and sensor devices. Employment Opportunities: Qualifying learners may pursue their careers in typically ICT-related fields, including the following:
- IoT software developer.
- IoT product manager.
- IoT solutions architect.
- IoT research developer.
- IoT service manager.
Outcomes
- Apply project management techniques to effectively plan and implement an IoT project.
- Apply cloud application development and be able to implement cloud-based applications.
- Appy typical business processes and methodologies to streamline and enhance these processes.
- Analyse IoT data using various techniques as well as relevant software.
- Implement the different programming technologies and techniques used to develop mobile-based applications and develop mobile applications using best practices.
- Apply problem-solving and research techniques to critically analyse a real-world problem and implement an IoT solution to address the problem.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Use project management techniques to plan and implement an IoT related project.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Develop and manage service-oriented cloud applications.
- Analyse the programming of cloud computing services to fully reveal and understand the framework behind the various services.
- Create and deploy cloud services.
- Create and access SQL databases for cloud-based storage.
- Build cloud applications, taking into consideration security, confidentiality, and audits.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Explore Business Process Engineering.
- Illustrate BPR and its utility in relation to IoT.
- Utilize different methodologies and approaches for BPR.
- Explore functional and non-functional information systems.
- Conduct an evaluation of tasks of software re-engineering.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Explore the concepts and principles of developing multidimensional data models.
- Apply the data warehouse development lifecycle to a given scenario.
- Explore ROLAP, MOLAP and HOLAP data environments and their pros and cons.
- Demonstrate the use of business intelligence tools.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Explore mobile applications and how they are executed.
- Acquire a solid knowledge of the human-computer interaction in the mobile environment.
- Explore the development libraries used to build mobile applications.
- Use best practices for developing mobile applications.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:
- Develop a relationship between the computing world and contemporary real-world problems.
- Conduct collaboration with diverse stakeholders in the design and development of computing systems.
- Develop high-quality IoT computing systems for challenging real-world problems.
- Evaluate the computing system for quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT:
- The assessment strategies utilised by the institution's assessment policy are designed to encourage the attainment of the learning outcomes.
- Summative assessments in the form of theory and practical tests per term and a final annual theory and practical examination are the predominant mode of assessment.
- Use of critical self-reflection, group work, and case presentation for formative assessment.
- Class assignments and projects will be assessed in both written and oral formats.
- Ensuring the accuracy and appropriateness of methods to align with the assessment criteria and learning outcomes.
- Promoting reliability through triangulation and reducing variables during assessments.
- Effective range of assessment strategies to identify both competent and 'At Risk' learners, aligned with learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
Qualification Details
- Type
- National First Degree
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 360
- SAQA Source
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